Bath Shipbuilding city past present and future prospects
Bath Maine once the richest shipbuilding port in the United States with 17 yards along the waterfront. The shift from sail to steel spurred growth at Bath Iron Works and Arthur Sewall & Co. Civil leaders urged bond issues and public works to ease unemployment, while Governor Brann pressed bipartisan cooperation and fiscal restraint in facing hard times.
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Bath
Kennebec Valley
Georgetown
Maine
United States
Bath Shipbuilders
Arthur Sewall & Co
Thomas W. Hyde
Goss Marine Iron Works
Castine
Machias
Bath Iron Works
Delaware
Tender Hickory Launched From Bath Iron Works
Bath Iron Works launched the lightship tender Hickory from its lower machine shop with Mrs. Thomas P. Fowler of Pittsburgh as sponsor. The steel 131 foot craft slid into the Kennebec amid careful guidance, then tied to the Tron Works wharf. A detailed craft description notes triple expansion engines built by Bath Iron Works producing 500 horsepower at 160 rpm, a ten ton hoist, heavy mast and boom, and full steam propulsion with diesel alternatives on other ships. The launch was attended by officials and families including President William S. Newell and Mrs. Newell.
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Bath Iron Works Corp
Hickory
Thomas P. Fowler
Pittsburgh
United States Department of Commerce
Kennebec
Iron Works
Mrs. Fowler
Earl
Mary Newell
Carl E. Sherman
Portland
Earl J. Dawson
Emery Johnson
Archibald M. Main
Bath Iron Works
Corsair
Destroyer Dewey reaches 15 percent completion at Bath Iron Works
The U S Destroyer Dewey being built at Bath Iron Works is 15 percent complete with keel bulkheads and hull sections finished. Delivery is aimed for June 11, 1934, and while 70 percent of the vessel uses electric welding, rivets will still form a large portion of the hull. The ship will be Bath’s largest ever built and differs from prior Iron Works craft.
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U. S
Bath Iron Works Corp
Iron Works
J. P. Morgan
Corsair
Dewey
Bath
Old Iron Works
Oliver candidate for road commissioner in Phippsburg
In suburban towns political talk rises as residents consider candidacies for town offices. Fred A. Oliver of Phippsburg declares his bid for road commissioner, citing prior service and expected strong support at the March town meeting.
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Fred A. Oliver
Phippsburg
Oliver
Sagadahoc County Proposes Broad Salary Cuts for Officials
Sagadahoc County commissioners face a proposed budget reduction of 10165 dollars by the Sagadahoc legislative delegation. The plan trims salaries for multiple county officials and groups, including probate, treasurer, sheriff, deeds, and commissioners, plus further cuts to courts, supplies, repairs, and the liquor traffic suppression fund. The proposals go to the committee on county estimates for final action.
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Sagadahoc
Sagadahoe
Court House
Committee On
City spends near 70000 for poor care in Bath year
Bath reports nearly $70,000 spent by the Overseers of the Poor for aid during the past year, with about 500 families aided monthly and 80 from outside Bath. The deficit may shrink to about $30,000 after credits. The program blends welfare with roadwork, paying laborers in lieu of groceries to gain value for the city. Miss Harriet Fraser marked her 15th birthday with a small party on Upper Washington Street.
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Bath
Board of Highways and Sewers
Bath Road
High Street
State of
Maine
Harriet Fraser
St. Valentine's
Upper Washington Street
Republicans Name Strong Ticket in All Seven Wards
Republicans nominate a full slate for aldermen ward by ward with John N. Taylor Ward 1 Eugene A Youland Ward 2 George M Emery Ward 3 Harold W DeLong Ward 4 Daniel T Dougherty Ward 5 Walter W Smith Ward 6 Sumner S Sewall Ward 7. Wardens and ward officers also named with a large turnout and several incumbents defeated signaling a change as three current aldermen seeking renomination lose in the caucuses. John N Taylor is a Bath Iron Works drafter. Ward 1 saw both Robbins and Taylor in contention. Ward 3 saw Emery defeat McCabe. Ward 6 saw Smith defeat Billings. The story highlights new faces and renewed energy across the city wards.
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John N. Taylor
Eugene A. Youland
George M. Emery
Harold W. DeLong
Daniel T. Dougherty
Walter W. Smith
Sumner S. Sewall
Chester H. McCabe
Mark A. Jackson
Edwin M. Robbins
George J. Goodwin
Walter P. Kingsbury
Harris T. Rodick
Wallace R. Ham
Lawrence L. Houston
Cyrus Longley
Reginald Stacy
R. Clinton McFadden
Gardiner R. Deering
Allen M. Irish
Harry L Day
Edward Sewall
Raymond M. Haley
Raymond C. Hart
Melvin H. Savage
Edwin R. Andrews
Arthur Sewall
Philip R. Blaisdell
William R. Donnell
Ernest Pinkham
Bessie E. Dickinson
Charles A. Carr
Charlotte F. Grace
Albert L. Strout
Perleston L. Pert
William T. Donnell
Arletta M. Yates
Eva J. Lemont
George F. Oliver
Florence E. McClure
Frances T. Clark
Nettie L. Teeling
Malcolm C. Witham
Edward Clancy
LeForest E. Springer
George Middleton
Chester C. Aderton
Langdon E. Green
Charles E. Robbins
Wcomen
Ward
Common Council
Ellery E. Whittemore
Thomas C. McCaks
Leon J. Billings
Bath Iron Works
Hyde Windlass Co
Timothy C. McCabe
Torrey Roller
Sumner Sewall
Elbridge R. Wright
Akerman Whittemore
Taylor
Earl Lermond
Arthur G. Oliver
Percy O. Johnson
Fred W. Quimby
Daniel Williams
Emery
McCabe
James Roscoe Chase
Charles M. King
Lawrence A. Houston
Guy A. Nichols
Charles King
Owen J. Ledyard
Marius H. Page
Amos F. Perry
J. Fred Tobey
Constable
Frigate Constitution Reconditioned by Bathman Passes Canal
The old frigate Constitution now touring America has visited 50 ports and logged 15 000 miles. Commander Louis J. Gulliver U S N describes the voyage in a letter from San Diego. The Gatun Panama Canal photo dated Dec 28 1932 shows the ship en route from the Atlantic to the Pacific, decorated for Christmas with Maine evergreens.
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Constitution
America
Louis J. Gulliver
U.S.N
Gatun
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Maine
John A. Lord
Gulliver
John Lord
Hartley
Mander Gulliver
San Diego
Calif
Commander Gulliver
Bath couple second to ascend Mount Washington by auto
Hon and Mrs Rupert H Baxter of Bath were the second to reach the Mt Washington summit by automobile as a clipping from Among the Clouds Aug 12 1901 reveals. Hartley C Baxter of Brunswick and friends were third to ascend and F E Stanley of Newton first to bring a horseless carriage to Bath.
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Bath
Mount Washington
Rupert H. Baxter
Hon
Mt. Washington
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Shipbuilding City
Louis J. Brann
Masonic Temple
Brann
Louis Brann
All the People
N. Gratz Jackson
Aroostook
John P. Carey, Jr
P. M. Olm
Judge Connolly
Joseph E. Connolly
Congress
Franklin Del‘ano Roosevelt
Bath Plant
Frigate Constitution
Bathman
Gatun Lock
U.S.S
Wonder
Johnson Brosco
Bath Main
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